November 17, 2011


What is revolution?-

Revolution is the overthrow of the government or the political system done by the people. After the overthrow, people form their own.

What are some types of revolution?-

-Violent Revolution
Violent revolution is when groups of people combie to violently take in control of an area or a position.

-Religious Revolution
Religious revolution is when people fight for religious freedom or religios position.

- Political revolution
Political revolution is when a political power is overthrown by the people when the people start to believe that the leaders are corrupt. However, political revolution is not always violent. At times, a peaceful change in the government is made.

-Industrial Revolution
Industrial revolution is the change in the operation system of business. Some examples of industrial revolution is when business groups release new inventions and technologies.



November 16, 2011




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November 14, 2011

Poster



MLA Citations-

"Frederick II." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 15 Nov. 2011.

"Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 by Christopher Clark « Abe Medoff." Abe Medoff. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. <http://abemedoff.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/iron-kingdom-the-rise-and-downfall-of-prussia-1600-1947-by-christopher-clark/>.


November 6, 2011

1)

Name

When/ Where they ruled

Accomplishments

Reflection to new Enlightenment ideas

Fredrick the great

Prussia

1740- 1786

Reformed Prussia by: allowing religious freedom,reduce censorship and increase education.

His supportive behavior as king reflected to many philosophers. He showed how his motivations were to strengthen his country.

Joseph

Austria

1780- 1790

As the reformer of Austria, he: supported freedom, and he requested for slaves to be paid for their labor.

His belief supported freedom and the rights of freedom, an important part of the enlightenment ideas.

Catherine the Great

Russia

1762- 1796

She allowed religious freedom, expanded her empire, contributed to the success of the powerful Russian empire.

She was highly admired and gained respect from philosophers.

2)

Westurn cultures changed in resopnce to enlightment ideas by creating new art forms . One example of a new art form is the Baroque, types such as the Baroque was called as neoclassical. It has also effected another type of art, music. The new musical styles were introduced .

3) Think about People TODAY who you would considered to be ENLIGHTENED thinkers. Research what they have done - justify your choice in a paragraph.

Jane Goodall


Before Jane Gooddall started her research, people considered Chimpanzees and other ape families as entirely different. Now, we know that we have very similar characteristics to chimps . Her research proved her theory of apes and humans believing very simliar. Her research proved that humans have behavioral and emotional similarities to chimps. Her works has made a great impact in the world's view. Not a lot of people saw the connections between the apes, and humans. For many years, many people rejected the idea of revolution as it collides with religious beliefs. But in the modern day world, many people are aware of these similarities between humans and apes.

1. Why have people decided to Occupy Wall Street, and other financial areas in major cities the world over?

People have decided to Occupy Wall Street, and other financial areas in major cities the world due to in equal economy. The lower class realized the inequality and occupied the wall street to express dislike.

roblems as the big companies took away the money. Many citizens of the world lost economical profit source such as jobs and health insurance. In contrast, the companies were profiting from the profit they took form lower class.

2. Who might oppose those who are occupying Wall Street or demonstrating? Why are they opposing them?

The polictical powers would oppse those occupying wall street as they are the onces that control money, and because they want the people to follow the policys such as law. Conflicts between the people and government rose due to these problems.